tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060008016421967331.post18698902695637449..comments2023-09-28T11:08:42.509+01:00Comments on love and a licked spoon: A bowl of cheerfulnessUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060008016421967331.post-40635249423123968182010-01-30T19:30:10.296+00:002010-01-30T19:30:10.296+00:00Oh well, as I said in my list of ingredients you c...Oh well, as I said in my list of ingredients you can always make up your own favourite combination of dried peas, barley, lentils, red lentils, kamut, chickpeas, black beans, green adzuki beans, cannellini beans, haricot beans, red kidney beans. Just use what you have and what you love, like all good cooks.Lickedspoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10910664613805029106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060008016421967331.post-46639625156658948792010-01-30T17:59:36.665+00:002010-01-30T17:59:36.665+00:00waitrose no longer stock the soup mix !!!waitrose no longer stock the soup mix !!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060008016421967331.post-21541335199485036672009-12-30T10:04:57.136+00:002009-12-30T10:04:57.136+00:00Hello all, Sorry for being silent for so long. The...Hello all, Sorry for being silent for so long. The last few weeks have been so frantic I've barely had time to work on my blog and I have missed it. Handpicked, so sorry to be lacking in Christmas yumminess, I suppose I'll have to concentrate on making every day a treat to make up for it! Hope you and the cubs had a lovely one.<br />Mariana - How touched I am by your lovely Christmas wishes. I hope you and yours (and all of your creatures) had a blissful, delicious Christmas and look forward to lots more antipodean tales in 2010. <br />Penny - hurray! what did you cook?? Merry Christmas to you too.<br />Simply Life - Thank you - I could do with a bowl right now, it's so cold!<br /><br />Merry Christmas to all. DxxLickedspoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10910664613805029106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060008016421967331.post-60707205012172271632009-12-27T12:58:05.751+00:002009-12-27T12:58:05.751+00:00yum! I just posted about my own minestrone, but I ...yum! I just posted about my own minestrone, but I love your take on it! looks great!Simply Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16492661388892873640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060008016421967331.post-78486135991283039022009-12-26T01:32:36.844+00:002009-12-26T01:32:36.844+00:00Deborah, I finally cooked in my fireplace. Though...Deborah, I finally cooked in my fireplace. Thought you would want to know. Merry Christmas.Pennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02457380718488241980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060008016421967331.post-27161558443874081752009-12-23T22:25:48.666+00:002009-12-23T22:25:48.666+00:00I hope everything is well with you and your family...I hope everything is well with you and your family Debora. Just dropping by to wish you a safe, peaceful and happy christmas. Hope to see more of love and a licked spoon in the new blogging year.<br /><br />Love from Mariana.xxxxxxxThrough My Kitchen Windowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17300798774076098054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060008016421967331.post-34935111926283899092009-12-10T20:04:59.276+00:002009-12-10T20:04:59.276+00:00Yum. Makes you want to slurp away next to the fire...Yum. Makes you want to slurp away next to the fire. Will you be doing some Christmas yumminess soon? Hope so. Just put the tree up, drinking mulled wine (kinda, red wine, but the effect is the same) and looking forward to feeling twinkly.Handpicked Collectionhttp://www.handpickedcollection.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060008016421967331.post-202190396190371512009-11-24T01:06:26.092+00:002009-11-24T01:06:26.092+00:00I love beans too. Your minestrone sounds sooo comf...I love beans too. Your minestrone sounds sooo comforting. We are experiencing severe hot weather at the moment and yet I could still down a bowl of that gorgeous soup. I hope you are getting fit with all that gardening. <br />Gosh cold, blustery days; that sounds like heaven to me right now.Through My Kitchen Windowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17300798774076098054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060008016421967331.post-18756350340082513612009-11-23T20:29:15.288+00:002009-11-23T20:29:15.288+00:00Catherine - Of course, I remember you - thank you ...Catherine - Of course, I remember you - thank you so much for your lovely comments and for my little 'present'. I am very touched. And do come and hang out whenever you like - you're very welcome.Lickedspoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10910664613805029106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060008016421967331.post-59706937185827733502009-11-21T02:13:16.668+00:002009-11-21T02:13:16.668+00:00Oh my! I would love to just hang out with you or ...Oh my! I would love to just hang out with you or even be a fly on the wall when your cooking in the kitchen. <br /><br />I had your blog on my favorites over at Quite Simply Me and have since changed over. Not sure if you remember me or not.<br /><br />I have a little something for you on my blog - I hope it sends people your way. I know they will love reading your blog as much as I do! :)<br /><br />xo CatAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060008016421967331.post-6776125045319927812009-11-20T14:13:48.422+00:002009-11-20T14:13:48.422+00:00Thank you, Karine.
Woody, I'm delighted you l...Thank you, Karine.<br /><br />Woody, I'm delighted you like the soup so much. I know this soup mix is available in our local Waitrose, as I saw it there last night. Perhaps worth asking at your local branch if it's not on the shelves? But you could always just make up your own mixture of dried pulses and grains. I'm sure it would be delicious.Lickedspoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10910664613805029106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060008016421967331.post-84552450542228878732009-11-20T11:12:06.793+00:002009-11-20T11:12:06.793+00:00I have totally fallen in love with this soup and f...I have totally fallen in love with this soup and for the first time EVER I had an 'Oliver moment' when my family asked for more!! And guess what - none of the supermarkets stock it - is it a production problem.? HELPWoodynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060008016421967331.post-80779284934544428312009-11-16T01:30:24.294+00:002009-11-16T01:30:24.294+00:00Your minestrone looks delicious! Perfect for winte...Your minestrone looks delicious! Perfect for winter :)Karinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14646858297455615331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060008016421967331.post-91846181674665685072009-11-10T19:24:27.467+00:002009-11-10T19:24:27.467+00:00OH, well that makes a LOT more sense. I think I li...OH, well that makes a LOT more sense. I think I like "pulse" better than "legume", but gosh, don't you wonder about the origins of that duet of words? If George ever needs a pulse pal, I'm here for him.<br /><br />KNAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060008016421967331.post-88062835706858611792009-11-10T18:14:55.645+00:002009-11-10T18:14:55.645+00:00Sadly, Miss Confused But Game, they're nothing...Sadly, Miss Confused But Game, they're nothing to do with George Clooney. I think y'all call them legumes, and I'm sure ol' George tucks into a bowl or two of them when he's at his house at Lake Garda. <br /><br />DxLickedspoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10910664613805029106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060008016421967331.post-33132879571080810842009-11-10T18:03:53.779+00:002009-11-10T18:03:53.779+00:00Please hold...what the hell is a PULSE? We Yanks o...Please hold...what the hell is a PULSE? We Yanks only know that as something that jumps erratically around when George Clooney is nearby! <br /><br />Confused but game,<br />Karen <br />PS-ADORE soups and this sounds like a winner in every way!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060008016421967331.post-11470864838987473292009-11-10T16:56:52.320+00:002009-11-10T16:56:52.320+00:00W - Your wish is my command! You should try this -...W - Your wish is my command! You should try this - Dad would love it and I promise it's easy.<br />Silke - They certainly do make the house smell wonderful.<br />Kiss my spatula - Lovely to see you. A bowl of this, some warm bread and a glass of red = heaven.<br />Catherine - I've made this twice now and have single portions stored in the freezer for when the soup dragon taps on my shoulder.<br />Scarlett - Oh, I'm pleased you think the fruit bushes are a good choice. I'm so excited to see how they do. I don't have a lot of space, so I wanted to grow things which are expensive or difficult to buy. You don't have any tips on gooseberry varieties do you? I'm planning a space for them next.<br /><br />In the second batch I made of the soup, I didn't have bacon so I left it out and threw in some dried mushrooms, adding the water used to soak them in to my vegetable stock and it made a very tasty bowl I can tell you. I love your comment about thrift. So true.<br /><br />Love to all, DxxLickedspoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10910664613805029106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060008016421967331.post-16102846225635990022009-11-10T16:41:08.504+00:002009-11-10T16:41:08.504+00:00You've made an excellent choice in your fruit ...You've made an excellent choice in your fruit bushes, regardless of your reasons for choosing! I look forward to hearing how they fare, and how they taste, in due course.<br /><br />I LOOOOVE soups, and I particularly love lentils. As a veggie I eat a fair amount of pulses, but I'd leave the bacon out.<br /><br />I also keep the parmesan rind for flavouring soups and stews. Thrift is a good thing - the thrifty will never go hungry!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11830511823393150090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060008016421967331.post-23627052503654457222009-11-10T14:50:30.512+00:002009-11-10T14:50:30.512+00:00I wish I had a potful in my fridge. For me, this i...I wish I had a potful in my fridge. For me, this is the perfect lunch or dinner--yum!unconfidentialcookhttp://www.unconfidentialcook.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060008016421967331.post-35673683463348767222009-11-10T04:41:50.057+00:002009-11-10T04:41:50.057+00:00oh...that looks like the definition of comfort foo...oh...that looks like the definition of comfort food!kiss my spatulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13966919665221492122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060008016421967331.post-52032742521850797142009-11-09T23:40:18.052+00:002009-11-09T23:40:18.052+00:00Oh, that looks so delicious!! I love soups and ste...Oh, that looks so delicious!! I love soups and stews that cook all day and make the house smell delicious!!! So comforting... :) SilkeSilke Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17094855019089665976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060008016421967331.post-56070993013909353882009-11-09T20:45:01.575+00:002009-11-09T20:45:01.575+00:00Oh! You anticipated me...I made a plea for soup on...Oh! You anticipated me...I made a plea for soup on your last post. As soup is the only thing I can do I may try these!<br />keepwarm...<br />wxxWendy Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03532817003318632539noreply@blogger.com